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. TAE TENT JOSEPH B. MACON AND EDWARD W. MACON, OF REGTOR, ARKANSAS.

DISPLAY-BOX FOR STORES.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jui 27, 1909.

Application filed January 4, 1909. Serial No. 470,619.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, Josnrn B. MACON and EDWARD W. MACON, both citizensof the United States, and residents of Rector, in the county of Clay andState of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Im provements inDisplay-Boxes for Stores, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in display cases or receptacles,the same being adapted to be used in stores for the storage and displayof hats and other articles of merchandise, a receptacle made in accordwith our invention being adapted to be attached to the ceiling or otheroverhead support; and the construction of the receptacle is such thatthe inner sections upon which the goods are placed may be lowered soaccess can be had readily to the goods placed upon the shelves of theinner sections.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of areceptacle or hat box made in accord with our invention. Fig. 2, is ahorizontal section, taken on the line 22, and Fig. 3, is a verticalsection, one of the telescopic sections being fully lowcpred, the otherone being partially lowere The outer casing A of the receptacle, ispreferably oval in cross section, though it is Within the scope of ourinvention to have such part cylindrical orof other shape in crosssection. The outer casing has a rigid top A and is open at the bottomand interiorly the outer casing has attached thereto bands (1 and a,which give rigidity to the wall of said section and by extending inwardserve as stops and guides for an intermediate slidable section. Theinner side of the top A has a centrally located spring actuated rolleror drum B and near the outer edges of the top are secured guide rollersB for cords or flexible connections 6, the ends of the cords beingattached to the drum B and to the upper surface of the top of anintermediate slidable section O. The intermediate section O has a top Oand a bottom O, the wall or side at a point below the longitudinalcenter of said section being cut away for about one half of itscircumference to provide for access to such section and to the verticaledges are hinged frames D which carry a pluralityof shelves D. Thesection C isof such length that when it is telescoped or slid upward tothe limit of its movement the bottom of the section C will be on thesame plane as the lower edge of the outer casing A, and thus provide aclosure therefor. The bottom O of the intermediate sliding section hasattached to its underside a knob c or other equivalent means for pullingthe section downward against the action of the spring, and a catch, hookor a pin may be used to hold the section extended or beyond the outercasing.

E, refers to an inner section, having top E and bottom E which aresomewhat less in diameter than the top and bottom pieces of theintermediate section O. The top and bottom pieces E and E are connectedby a wall F that carries a series of shelves F. The top E is connectedto the underside of the top O of the intermediate section by cords whichafter passing over guides engages a spring actuated drum or roller 6,for lifting the section when unweighted by goods placed upon the shelvesF. When the intermediate section O is lowered to extend below theexterior casing the hinged frames D, D, will prevent the inner sectiondropping below the front cutaway portion of the intermediate section,the frames engaging the bottom pieces O and E of the two telescopicsections, and when it is desired to lower the inner section the framesare swung outward to be outof line with the bottom of the inner sectionwhen such inner section may be lowered or will drop by gravity, afterwhich the frames may be swung inward. In practice the shelves carried bythe intermediate and by the inner section are on the same plane whenboth sections are lowered and the frames when swung inward will engagethe front edges of the shelves of the inner section.

This device is intended to display hats or other objects, by retailmerchants the outer casing being suspended so that its lower edge willhang within easy access of the salesman, and the same may be built ofeither cheap material without ornamentation or of expensive material andornamentation. In use the goods will be covered except when theintermediate and the inner sections are lowered for display and salepurposes.

Having thus set forth our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In a display case or receptacle for merchandise, the combination ofan outer casing which is open at one end, an intermediate sectionmaintained in telescopic engagement with the outer casing to beprojected beyond the outer casing for a part of the length of theintermediate section, and an inner section carried by the intermediatesection, substantially as shown.

2. In a display case, an outer casing consisting of a to and side wall,a telescopic sec tion attache to the outer casing to be projected for apart of its length below the outer casing, and frames hinged to thetelescopic section, for the purpose set forth.

3. In a display case, an open ended casing, a telescopic sectionattached thereto said section being cutaway and shelf supporting frameshinged to the telescopic section to be swung either within or beyond thesame.

4. In a device for displaying merchandise, an 0 en ended casing, asection maintained in te escopic engagement therewith said telescopicsectionhaving a partially open end portion, and an inner telescopicsection that is adapted to be lowered to rest upon the bottom of theintermediate telescopic section when the same s below the plane of thebottom of the outer casing.

' 5. In a device for displaying merchandise, the combination with anopen ended outer casing, an intermediate telescopic section which ispartially extensible beyond the outer casing, and an inner sectionmaintained in telescopic engagement with the intermediate section.

6. In a device for storing and for displaying merchandise, thecombination of an open ended outer casing, an intermediate sectionWhichis adapted to be housed within the outer casing and to provide aclosure for its open end, frames hinged to the intermediate section, andan inner section attached to the intermediate section said inner sectionbeing held within the intermediate section by the frames attachedthereto.

7. In a device of the character set forth, an exterior casing comprisinga top and a body portion, a spring actuated drum and guides attached tothe inner side of the top, an intermediate section, flexible connectionsbetween the top of the intermediate section and the drum, the sideportion of the lower part of the intermediate section being open andshelf carrying frames attached to the lower portion of the intermediatesection.

8. In a device of the character set forth, an outer casing having meansfor maintaining the same suspended in a vertical position, anintermediate section having a bottom which is adapted to close the lowerend of the outer casing when moved upward to its limit into said casing,means for effecting upward movement of the intermediate section, andframes attached to said section so that they may be moved to engage thelower portion of the outer casing.

9. In a device of the character set forth, an outer casing having aclosed top and an open lower end, an intermediate section main: tainedin telescopic engagement with the outer section and provided below itscenter with an opening to the side walls of which shelf carrying framesare hinged, and an inner section maintained in telescopic engagementwith the intermediate section said inner section being open on one sideand provided with a vertical series of shelves.

10. In a device of the character set forth, an outer casing which isopen at its lower end and provided on its inner side with a band orstop, an intermediate section maintained in telescopic engagement withthe outer casing and rovided with a band to limit its projection eyondthe lower end of the outer casing, and an inner section that is adaptedto be housed within the intermediate section and to be lowered to restupon the bottom thereof.

JOSEPH B. MACON. EDWARD IV. MACON.

Witnesses to name of Joseph B. Macon:

W. C. HunsoN, O. W. Pnrrrennw.

Witnesses to name of Edward W. Macon: T. J. WooTroN,

J. L. HUTomNes.

